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Download festival 2013 in pictures

By Total Guitar ( Total Guitar ) 17 June 2013

Slipknot, The Gaslight Anthem, Queens Of The Stone Age, Iron Maiden and more!

Download Festival 2013
Festival highlights in pictures
(Image credit: Adam Gasson/Future PLC)

Download Festival 2013

Total Guitar spent the weekend at Donington Park for this year’s Download Festival, hanging out with the best guitar players on the bill and managing to avoid the intermittent rain.

Here are our highlights of the weekend featuring shots from backstage and the main arena.

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The Download Dog
The official festival mascot
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The Download Dog

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Korn
Head and Munky discuss their forthcoming album and Head's return to the band
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Korn

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Converge
Kurt Ballou and Jacob Bannon
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Converge

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Converge
Kurt Ballou
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Converge

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Converge
Kurt Ballou
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Converge

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Slipknot
Mick Thomson
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Slipknot

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Slipknot
Jim Root
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Slipknot

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Slipknot
Mick Thomson
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Slipknot

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Slipknot
Jim Root and Mick Thomson
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Slipknot

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Slipknot
Mick Thomson
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Slipknot

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Black Star Riders
Damon Johnson, Jimmy DeGrasso, Ricky Warwick, Scott Gorham
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Black Star Riders

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Black Star Riders
Scott Gorham
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Black Star Riders

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Black Star Riders
Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza
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Black Star Riders

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Kvelertak
Erlend Hjelvik
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Kvelertak

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Kvelertak
Vidar Landa and Marvin Nygaard
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Kvelertak

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Kvelertak
Maciek Ofstad and Bjarte Lund Rolland
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Kvelertak

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Kvelertak
Vidar Landa and Marvin Nygaard
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Kvelertak

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Katatonia
Anders Nyström and Per Eriksson
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Katatonia

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Katatonia
Anders Nyström
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Katatonia

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Karnivool
Mark Hosking
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Karnivool

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Karnivool
Drew Goddard
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Karnivool

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Karnivool
Mark Hosking
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Karnivool

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Jimmy Eat World
Jim Adkins
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Jimmy Eat World

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Jimmy Eat World
Tom Linton
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Jimmy Eat World

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Jimmy Eat World
Jim Adkins
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Jimmy Eat World

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Queens Of The Stone Age
Jon Theodore and Josh Homme
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Queens Of The Stone Age

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Queens Of The Stone Age
Troy Van Leeuwen and Josh Homme
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Queens Of The Stone Age

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Queens Of The Stone Age
Josh Homme
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Queens Of The Stone Age

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Iron Maiden
An impressive stage set for the Brit metal legends
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Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden
Janick Gers
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Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden
Dave Murray and Adrian Smith
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Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden
Steve Harris and Janick Gers
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Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden
Dave Murray
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Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden
Dave Murray and Bruce Dickinson
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Iron Maiden

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Stone Sour
Jim Root
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Stone Sour

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Stone Sour
Josh Rand
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Stone Sour

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Stone Sour
Jim Root
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Stone Sour

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The Gaslight Anthem
Brian Fallon
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The Gaslight Anthem

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The Gaslight Anthem
Alex Rosamilia
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The Gaslight Anthem

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The Gaslight Anthem
Brian Fallon
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The Gaslight Anthem

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The Gaslight Anthem
Alex Rosamilia
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The Gaslight Anthem

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